Opinion

Most Guyanese are hoping that the CCJ’s decision on Wednesday marks the end of the long excursion into legal back alleys intended to block the declaration of the true result of the election held on March 2nd.

Dear Editor, As was expected, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) overturned the controversial majority decision of Justices Brassington Reynolds and Dawn Gregory in the Application brought by Eslyn David to, among other things, ostensibly interpret s.177(2)(b) of the Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

Dear Editor, Everybody is talking about it. Nobody wants it.  Nobody wants to do what is required to start, much less to get there. 

Dear Editor, As I with great anxiety awaited certainly what would be a monumental ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), I began to reflect on the shame the Coalition had brought us and the ignoble legacy that it has bequeathed to all Guyanese.

Dear Editor, The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), once again, wishes to lend its voice to the call for peace and responsible behaviour by all as the nation awaits the final declaration of the March 02, 2020, General and Regional Elections.

Dear Editor, If more votes do not mean more valid votes, then in a cricket match a victory by say 60 runs more should be questioned on the ground that 60 runs are not 60 valid runs.

This was bound to happen. The signs were there all along that Hong Kong’s semi-autonomy and the way the special administrative region flexed it were vexing to the People’s Republic of China so no one should be surprised at the recent new security law imposed by China that in essence could be used to quell dissent against the Chinese government and reduce Hong Kong’s autonomy.

Dear Editor, An erroneous piece of ‘news’ was circulated on various social media platforms recently accusing me of seeking to exert influence over the CCJ ruling by virtue of being a member on the Board of Trustees of the Caribbean Court of Justice’s Trust Fund.

Dear Editor, Francis Ferreira, a distinguished Guyanese Artist has passed away.

Dear Editor, This letter is written with regards to an article published in the Kaieteur News dated June 28, 2020 and entitled, `Coronavirus: It has mutated and is now even more infectious.’

Dear Editors, My good friend the Chinese Ambassador laid out his Government’s position on Hong Kong in a letter to Stabroek News on 17 June `Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy does not mean complete autonomy’. 

Dear Editor, Expectations are high and low, depending on one’s perspective, of the ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice today in the matter of its jurisdiction, in the Eslyn David V Chief Election Officer et al case.

Last Wednesday, the life innings of the oldest surviving West Indian Test cricketer, Everton Weekes came to an end.

Dear Editor, I was shocked see on page 10 of the Trinidad Guardian newspaper on Saturday, July 4, 2020 a full page publication plainly attempting to  influence the extant matter before the CCJ concerning the Guyana elections.

Dear Editor, D. Alissa Trotz and Arif Bulkan in their carefully crafted essay on `Guyana’s political tragedy’ (SN, June 30, 2020) provide a bird’s eye view of some of the irreversible historical events leading up to the current national crisis.

Dear Editor, I am certain that thousands of persons from Guyana, the Caribbean and the wider world are anxiously awaiting the decision tomorrow of the Caribbean Court of Justice  (CCJ) in Guyana’s elections saga.